MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121031
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 970
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.8% Good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 102
52% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 203
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.9.2
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.7% Good
Lighting 73
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 156
60% 106 fps
MRender 87.7
Gravity 103
Splatting 128
90% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 317 323 339 342 321 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 359
Write 341
Mixed 284
SusWrite 316
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 39.2
127% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 91.4
DQ Mixed 52.1
44% 60.8 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
499GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 96 93 95 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 84.3
Write 95.7
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 93.2
60% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.2% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 13
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.5
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970A-G45 (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G45 (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $106
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